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emphases
Variant of emphasis
noun pl. emphases
- force of expression, thought, feeling, action, etc.
- special stress given as to a syllable, word, or phrase in speaking
- special attention given to something so as to make it stand out; importance; stress; weight: to put less emphasis on athletics
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